Measure for shoes.



PATENTED JULY 31, 1906,.

a. G. IBBRG. v MEASURE FOR SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED MAB" 23,1906.

'2 SHEETS-SHEET 1. V

P am R E B mm mm I MEASURE FOR SHOES. APPLICATION P ILED MAB-23,1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET Wit" emu crosses'oris nearest to line 2 of one line series and. that the extreme left thereof I crosses or is nearest to line 4 of the other line series 6. These line-numbers added to- 5 gether and the sum divided by two gives as a form to the shape of the oot which measures five and a half in length and three in width (or C width) will furnish a correct fit for a foot of the indicated diagrammatic measurement.

As per example marked II, Which is for l a mans foot measurement, it will be noted j that the extreme right of foot diagram or outline crosses or is nearest to line 3 of the line series 5 and that the extreme left of said foot-diagram crosses or is nearest to line 3 of the line series 6. The adding of these figures 3, 3 together and dividing the sum thereof by two gives as a result three,

'which is the required width. Noting the extreme length registered by said diagram upon the rule 3, which is six and a half, and a two thereto, the result is eight and a half, which is the length required. Thus anyshoe of roper swing or tread and of a size eight an a half in len th and three (or 0) inwidth will fit the foot 0 which the diagram or outline has just been described with grace and comfort. In figuring widths the numbers are based upon the following bases as v equivalents for letters used in shoe manufacture, namely:

AAzAzBzCzDzEzEE:

' Exceptions to this rule are as follows: In measuring for a childs-shoe len th add only one'and a half to the figures of ength of the rule. For ladies and mens shoes it would i not be safe to add less than two. In measuring for the width when the result of the two I numbers added together and divided by two gives a fraction drop the fraction and supply an additional half to the length measurement. In the modification as suggested by Fig. 5 it will be noted that a sheet of transparent material 7, as celluloid or other like substance, is superposed and suitably secured upon a base 8, and which transparent material has indicia of the like character exactly as that above described or.disclosed, pressed or cut or molded thereinto into its under side or painted thereon upon its under side, and by means of whichit is apparent that the same end as aforesaid may be carried out thereby.

I claim- 1. A device of the character described, having marked thereon in its longitudinal center, about, a series of graduations in foot and inches and'fractions for taking the length measurement of the foot and laterally of the same parallel longitudinal lines, designated by numbers bearing a certain relation to and arranged relatively remote from said graduations and in connection with which may be produced the foot-outline and its lateral measurement.

2. A device of the character described, having certain graduations in inches and fractions for taking the length measurement of the foot occupying the longitudinal center, about thereof, a heel rest or stop in alinement therewith and s aced off therefrom, and series of numbered lines arranged laterally each way and relatively remote from said graduations and in connection with which may be produced the foot-line and its lateral measurement.

3. A device of the character described, having raduations of inches and fractions arranged in the longitudinal center thereof about, and having laterally of [these, each way, series of numbered lines, and a sheet of material covering said indicia and adapted to permit of viewing said indicia therethrough and of the tracing thereon a diagram or outabout, a series of graduations having as their unit" inches, and having laterally of these, each way, series of numbered lines spaced off therefrom and from each other, a heel rest or stop suitably removed from the aforesaid indicra, and a transparent sheet covering said indicia and adapted to permit the producing of a diagram or outline thereon which may be read in connection with said indicia.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a flat-surfaced board or base having arranged, in its longitudinal center about, series of graduations whose unit is inches, and having marked thereon numbers from 1 to 13 inclusive in duplicate, and having laterally, each way from said graduations, series of spaced-apart parallel lines each series being removed a certain distance from said graduations, and each series havin opposed thereto the numbers or characters 00, 0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, said board or base having fixed thereto at one end a heel rest. or stop and applied thereto a transparent sheet effective for the production thereon of a diagram or outline readable in connection with said indicia, said indicia being read with said stop or rest toward the user of the device.

6. A device of the character described, comprising a base having produced thereon in its longitudinal center, about, a series of graduations in inches and fractions thereof or takin the length measurement of the Iaterally of said graduations series of parallel longitudinal lines designated by numbers bearing a certain relation to and arranged relatively remote from said gradua- In testimony whereof I have signed my tions and in connection with which may be name to this specification in the presence of produced the lateral foot measurement, said. twosubseribing Witnesses.

base having a surface adapted to permit of GEORGE G. IBERG. 5 tracing or producing an outline or diagram Witnesses: thereoninconnection withwhich may beread GEO. J. ALLEN,

said indicia. FRONIA KOELSOH. 

